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My beloved 10 year old Rocky has a cough and has lost a pound since last week. I was going to take him to my regular vet, but I don't have confidence that they know what they're doing. So I took him to a new veterinarian. He said he wanted to do chest x-rays which involved sedation, and would have his assistant come back into the room to give me an estimate. I noticed him loitering around outside the door for her to come back with an answer about whether I agreed to the costs and the procedure. It was obvious he didn't have any other patients to see. I was the only human patient in the business. So maybe that's a red flag. So I agreed to the chest x-rays. He showed me the x ray and said something about this right here should have more clarity so I think it shows a little bit of asthma, then he gave Rocky a shot of Depo Medrol and I went home $400 poorer. Rocky is still coughing, and throwing up. I just get the feeling they don't really have any idea what's going on. I went through this last year with my Sweetums. She was throwing up and losing weight drastically. They did all the expensive procedures such as ultra sound and blood work and other things, but they never did figure out what was wrong. I don't trust them. I spent about $3000 on vet bills and it was useless. I just think MAYBE it's a racket where they try to up-sell you on procedures and separate you from you money with little hope of figuring out what the problem is. Now I have to decide what to next with Rocky? Do I take him back to the same vet, or do I try another one? It's so stressful.